Bengali Fish Fry —-

An awesome snack which i made with bhetki fillet (Barramudi fish) — served with Kasundi ( mustard sauce)Whenever I miss Kolkata — I try to make this if I get hold of the fillets —- and it act’s like a balm for me and my family —

Usually served as a starter or a snack item in Bengali cuisine —

Star Ingredient

Bhetki Fillet

Main Ingredients:

500 gms of Bhetki fish (Barramundi) fillets

3 large onion

1 inch ginger

8 to 9 garlic cloves

5 to 6 green chillies

Bread crumbs ( as required)

2 tbsp of lemon juice

3 eggs

1/2 cup coriander leaves paste (optional)

Vegeable oil for frying

Salt to taste

Method:

Wash and clean the fish fillets .

There are two steps of marination

First marination will be of only salt and lemon juice , roughly for an hour .

Meanwhile make a paste of onion, ginger , garlic, green chillies and coriander leaves (which is totally optional ).After one hour take out the fishes and marinate with the masalas in a fresh bowl and keep it aside for 5 to 6 hours .

Take a medium-sized sized bowl and beat in the eggs , black pepper powder and some salt .

Spread the breadcrumbs on a flat plate .

Now take out the fillet one by one from the marination , first egg wash it and then coat it with breadcrumbs , this process should be repeated twice for each fillet — then only it will be crispy —–

Now after the coating is done , keep it on fridge for an hour in order to set the coating .

Heat oil in a frying pan , and deep fry the fishes till it takes a brown colour —Take out on a paper napkin to soak the excess oil and serve them hot —- 🙂